1^1 fociety of Arcadia. Oct. 17, 



where are preserved the compositions, either in prose 

 or in verse, which have been repeated in the Parrhasi- 

 an grove, besides letters of Arcadians, relating either 

 Arcadic or literary businefs ; und other authentic pa- 

 pers belonging to the society, the original catalogue 

 of the Arcadians, the emblems of all the colonies, the 

 narration of all the deeds of Arcadia, (Fasti Arcadtct) 

 the seals, and the portraits of many Arcadians, as ic 

 is permitted to every one to send his own. The si- 

 tuation of the Serbatojo has always been, until now, 

 in the lodgings of the custode. It may be rrot only- 

 looked upon as the register office of Arcadia ,• but 

 likewise as its secretary office ; for all the diplomas 

 are dated from the Capanna del Serhatojo. In the time 

 that the Parrhasian grove is not kept open, from the 

 yth October, to the 1st May, the Arcadians afsemblc 

 in the Serbatojo, to transact their businefs, and re- 

 peat their compositions. In the guardianfliip o£ Ft- 

 lacida LncinianOf (Abate Lorenzini,) for some rea- 

 sons of his, the Parrhasian grove was not opened for 

 many years, and then the custom took place to have 

 private afsemblies every Thursday in the Serbatojo, 

 which are now continued, beside the public ones. 

 But Lore/izirji to make amends for this silence, erec- 

 ted a little theatre near the Serbatojo, where he cau- 

 sed the comedies of Piautus and of Terentius to be 

 acted by several young gentlemen, who perform- 

 ed to such perfection, and with all the decorati- 

 ons in character, that not only all the literati, the no- 

 bilit_y, foreign ambafsadors, and cardirtals, frequented 

 this new fhow ; but pope Clement Xll, Corsini, sent 

 several times to Lorenzini large sums of money, in 



